The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-01

Snow on saturday anu tnelmOlHeleE
below zero in Dakota.
A negro boy in Anderson County on
Friday last, while carelessly handling
a gun killed his sister.
Prohibition was defeated in Atlanta
on Saturday, by majority Of ,122 out
of total vote Of $500.
Jaques Wissler, once engraver for
the Confederate States, died on Friday
last at his home in Camden, \. j.,
aged "a.
The New York Herald has advan ced
its price from to 8 cents per copy. 1t
is understood that liberal terms have
been made to news men.
Tammany has invited the Demo-
cratic National Committee to hold the
next Democratic National Convention
in Tammany Hall, New York.
The British peace commissioners
were introduced to public meeting in
New York on Saturday night, and Sir
George Campbell made speech.
On Saturday at a. m. the dwelling
of Carl Honikil, at Wausen, Wis, was
burned. Honikil and his five children
perished. Mrs. Honikil escaped, but
is insane.
United States District Attorney You
mans will shortly lecture in Columbia
in aid of the fund for taking care Of
the remains of the Confederate dead
oD IobnGop's Island
A half-witted boy near Perida, Ala, ,
killed his little sister, severely wounded
his brother and then killed himself.
He had seen a beef butchered and he
was playing butcher.
Burke, who ran away from Calves
ton, short SAG, 900 in his accounts with
the county, of which he was treasurer,
returned home, gave Sl3, 600, stood his
trial and was acquitted.
John McNally, of Augusta, the man
who kidnapped Blackwood, has run
away from Augusta for fear of being
extredited, convicted and sent to the
South Carolina Penitentiary.
Col. Rockefeller, chairman Of the
Standard Oil Trust, testified on Satur-
day before the Interstate commission
at Washington that the company divi-
ded profits on the basis Of its certifi-
Gates issued to the several corporators
which it controlled. These certificates
amount to 800, 0,0O0,O0O.
The first of the two days. readings
from their own works was given at
Chickering Hall, New York, on the
2Sth November, by James Russell Low
ell, Mark Twain, Edward Eggleston,
R. H. Stoddard, H. G. Bunner, James
Whitcomb Riley, and Geo. w. Cable,
to raise money to aid in securing an
international copyright law. There
was large and fashionable audience
present.
The mostexpensive buildings now in
process of erection in st. Augustine,
some Of which are nearing completion,
are: Hotel Ponce de Leon, S2,00O, 600;
Alcasa, 81 900, 900; Casa Monica, $780,
600; Methodist Episcopal Church, S48,-
600; Old spanish Cathedral, S25,0oo;
residence of J. H. Borden, SAC, 900; tesi-
dence of J. IT. Disnukes, $50 600; Capt.
Vailrs block, S15,OOO; Mezson's bakery,
$4,000: Mis.on's double store, $40 ,OOO,
aggregating S3,S62,0o0.
The report of the third assistant
postmaster general for the last fiscal
year shows that the total ordinary
postal revenue of the year was SiS,-
1928. The revenue from the money
order business was S7l9,336, making a
total of S4S,S07, 600. The total e1pen-
ditures for the year, including actual
and estimated outstanding liabilities,
amounted to $50, l33, ,252, showing de-
ticit in the revenue of S4,295, SAB. In
addition to this there was certified to
the secretary of the treasury for credit
to the Pacific Railroad companies In
their account with the Government,
Icing the amount earned by them in
carrying mails, 81 ,lS7 ,021, so that the
total excess Of the cost OF the postal
service over its revenues was y, 49,
620.
The condition of the Crown Prince
is now consider. d hopeful.
An earthuuake occurred in Ireland
on October %. The shock seems to
have been confined to the southern
part of the island, and was very severe.
The rock at Cape Reikianeas, on which
the lighthouse stands, has been rent
asunder, and the house considerably
damaged.